Staff
Manchester School of Theatre teaching and visiting staff maintain active profiles as professional actors, directors and movement and voice consultants.
The BBC, Almedia Theatre, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, Lion and Unicorn Theatre and the National Theatre, are just a few of the organisations our staff have worked with. In addition, our staff regularly undertake research and publish academic articles, chapters and books. They also attend and contribute to conference events related to actor/performer training and visiting staff are chosen from the profession to support the full-time team to ensure the course benefits from regular industry input.
Acting Programme
- Sofia Jones
Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer (Voice)
- Amaia Mugica
Deputy Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer (Movement)
- Gareth Aled
Lecturer (Acting)
- Seán Aydon
Lecturer (Acting)
- Jonathan Floyd
Senior Lecturer (Acting)
- Seb Harcombe
Senior Lecturer (Acting)
- Ellie Hawthorne
Lecturer (Voice)
- Sam Robertson
Lecturer (Voice)
- Caitlin Smith
Senior Lecturer (Movement)
Also see Directors of Productions and Visiting Staff
Drama and Contemporary Performance
- John Deeney
Programme Leader BA (Hons) Drama and Contemporary Performance
0161 247 5447 / j.deeney@mmu.ac.uk - Dr Patrick Campbell
Senior Lecturer
0161 247 5341 / p.campbell@mmu.ac.uk - Dr Josh Edelman
Reader in Drama and Contemporary Performance
0161 247 5448 / j.edelman@mmu.ac.uk - Kevin Egan
Senior Lecturer
0161 247 5433 / k.s.egan@mmu.ac.uk - Dr Shane Kinghorn
Senior Lecturer
0161 247 5442 / s.kinghorn@mmu.ac.uk - Dr Andrea Maciel Rodrigues
Lecturer
- Neil Mackenzie
Senior Lecturer
0161 247 5353 / n.k.mackenzie@mmu.ac.uk - Professor Michael Pinchbeck
Professor of Theatre
- Dr Rachel Rimmer-Piekarczyk
Senior Lecturer